Hammurabi Code

Amrou Fudl Mr. Titor

9-20-06 American Gov/Civics

Hammurabi's Code

The Hammurabi code, we all know it was a set of laws but what is it exactly? Well here you will see what the Hammurabi code was exactly. The Hammurabi code is one of the oldest set of laws from old times Mesopotamia. These set of laws go into deep detail about is to happen in certain situations if certain things were to occur. Here you will see how it developed, people involved in the creation, how it functioned, fairness and how it compares to our democracy today.

The Hammurabi code was created in 1780 BC. The laws did not accept excuses or explanations for faults. Only Hammurabi himself wrote these laws or codes. It was discovered in 1901 in Susa, Elam, which is now current day Khuzestan, Iran. It was written on an eight foot tall Stella of black basalt and is now in display at the Louvre Museum in Paris France. The king of Mesopotamia created the laws to please the gods that he felt entrusted him with the powers to make laws over his people. "Anu and Bel called by name me, Hammurabi, the exalted prince, who feared God, to bring about the rule of righteousness